Man, it must be rough being a Nets fan right now...

[shi-woo]

Giving up their 3rd Top 3 pick in the past 7-8 years is heartbreaking...

For a team that hasn't done much in that time they've given up picks that have turned into

James Young
Jaylen Brown
Colin Sexton
Jayson Tatum

And whatever all-star level player you know HOU is going to draft this year. This decade needs to be a lesson to any team looking to mortgage their future for quick success when you don't already have an established team. Suns and Clippers have to be shaking in their boots knowing what their future is most likely going to look like.

Nets have built a powerhouse in the East in Boston, and it looks like they built another out West in Houston.

BRK fan's how you feeling right now?

Edit: Just to give people the full scope, because it seems a lot of fans in here don't realize just how bad it's really been:

Deron Williams/Gerald Wallace/JJ:

#18 Shane Larkin
#6 Damien Lillard
#3 Derrick Favors (traded rookie year)
#3 Enes Kanter
#21 Dieng

Pierce/Garnet:
#17 Young
#3 Brown
#1 Tatum
#8 Sexton

Harden
#17 Tari Eason
#3 (player tbd)

A bunch of #3 picks and #17, like clockwork for every trade since 2011
5 Top 3 picks, and another high lotto.

[neno]

That a comment that can be used pretty much always, and finding a way to mention James Young is always appreciated well done

[Raps in 4]

They are in the worst situation of any team in the NBA right now. Phoenix and LAC aren't far behind, though.

What makes Brooklyn's situation so frustrating for fans is that the team has now made the same exact franchise-sinking mistake twice in a decade.

[Kiss of Death]

Tari Eason was a Nets pick from the Harden trade.
Not a top 3 pick, but still a good player.

[Marvin Martian]

Giving up their 3rd Top 3 pick in the past 7-8 years is heartbreaking...

For a team that hasn't done much in that time they've given up picks that have turned into

James Young
Jaylen Brown
Colin Sexton
Jayson Tatum

And whatever all-star level player you know HOU is going to draft this year. This decade needs to be a lesson to any team looking to mortgage their future for quick success when you don't already have an established team. Suns and Clippers have to be shaking in their boots knowing what their future is most likely going to look like.

Nets have built a powerhouse in the East in Boston, and it looks like they built another out West in Houston.

BRK fan's how you feeling right now?

It was NYC's moronic vaccine policy that broke up the Nets. Not injuries like in LAC, or bad roster construction like in PHX.

[Raps in 4]

Giving up their 3rd Top 3 pick in the past 7-8 years is heartbreaking...

For a team that hasn't done much in that time they've given up picks that have turned into

James Young
Jaylen Brown
Colin Sexton
Jayson Tatum

And whatever all-star level player you know HOU is going to draft this year. This decade needs to be a lesson to any team looking to mortgage their future for quick success when you don't already have an established team. Suns and Clippers have to be shaking in their boots knowing what their future is most likely going to look like.

Nets have built a powerhouse in the East in Boston, and it looks like they built another out West in Houston.

BRK fan's how you feeling right now?

It was NYC's moronic vaccine policy that broke up the Nets. Not injuries like in LAC, or bad roster construction like in PHX.

Signing a 30 year-old coming off a torn Achilles, trading a decade of FRPs for another 30 year-old who is out of shape, and topping it all off with a guy who thinks the Earth is flat might be the reason the Nets are in their present predicament.

[One_and_Done]

I mean the Nets knew coming in that they'd lost their pick, so I don't think today changed much. They are very well provisioned with picks going forward, and just added a lotto pick around the same spot as the one they lost should have been. The Nets will be fine, and it's a weak draft anyway.

They lost most of their picks trying to swing for a title. It didn't work out, but their motivations were generally reasonable. If you have a good process, but lightning hits you, did you really fail or just get unlucky.

[zimpy27]

Considering that everyone says this draft is extremely weak up top I don't think losing pick 3 is the sting it would be in other years.

[Godymas]

the Nets are a joke, a disgrace. Ruin their own culture and rebuild to go all in on diva stars. Trade their future for a RENTAL.

I will say, there is a silver lining now for the Nets. Those Phoenix picks could become something very interesting 3 years from now. However if the Nets fail to make any meaningful trade this off-season they are screwed into giving Houston even more assets for their rebuild.

Actually the PHX picks could be something worthwhile even next year if PHX are forced to trade away KD/Book.

[Vampirate]

Giving up their 3rd Top 3 pick in the past 7-8 years is heartbreaking...

For a team that hasn't done much in that time they've given up picks that have turned into

James Young
Jaylen Brown
Colin Sexton
Jayson Tatum

And whatever all-star level player you know HOU is going to draft this year. This decade needs to be a lesson to any team looking to mortgage their future for quick success when you don't already have an established team. Suns and Clippers have to be shaking in their boots knowing what their future is most likely going to look like.

Nets have built a powerhouse in the East in Boston, and it looks like they built another out West in Houston.

BRK fan's how you feeling right now?

It was NYC's moronic vaccine policy that broke up the Nets. Not injuries like in LAC, or bad roster construction like in PHX.

Signing a 30 year-old coming off a torn Achilles, trading a decade of FRPs for another 30 year-old who is out of shape, and topping it all off with a guy who thinks the Earth is flat might be the reason the Nets are in their present predicament.

The Harden trade destroyed them.

KD+Kyrie was a nice shot that cost them nothing but was a shaky house of cards to start with, however if they never did the Harden trade then it would've been just an annoying blip in their history.

What's even more perplexing is that they are very reluctant in moving Makai Bridges. Just cut your losses and get some needed draft capitol back.

[CKB]

Nets also traded away their 1st round pick to Portland in 2012. Blazers drafted a guard from Weber State named Damian Lillard.

[DaddyCool19]

Wasn't there a rumour that the Rockets offered them Green + multiple picks for Bridges? Probably they would've gotten some of their own picks backs

[ShootersShoot]

Nets also traded away their 1st round pick to Portland in 2012. Blazers drafted a guard from Weber State named Damian Lillard.

Another billy king move

[shi-woo]

I mean the Nets knew coming in that they'd lost their pick, so I don't think today changed much. They are very well provisioned with picks going forward, and just added a lotto pick around the same spot as the one they lost should have been. The Nets will be fine, and it's a weak draft anyway.

They lost most of their picks trying to swing for a title. It didn't work out, but their motivations were generally reasonable. If you have a good process, but lightning hits you, did you really fail or just get unlucky.

I could understand that take if we were talking about the Suns or Clips, but we aren't. The Nets have already seen this movie once this decade, and had to watch the Celtics draft two All-NBA players, and have the cache to trade for Kyrie Irving using their pick.

We knew they lost the pick, but we didn't expect BRK to win the lottery again, and that does have to hurt. They are throwing away picks that other teams are using to draft solid players, and trade for all-star talent (something BOS did and HOU is most likely going to do). I highlighted the BOS trade, and that team with those players have essentially ran the East since 2017.

Now the same story is happening again, and HOU looks to be a monster team going foward as well.

Nets haven't won enough, nor come close enough to winning for this not to be a bother, or something that isn't worth mentioning. It's a style of team building which is antiquated, and has absolutely ruined this franchise. They've essentially been rebuilding/mid since Jason Kidd left and havn't tried rebuilding since they drafted Brook, giving up on, you guessed it, another #3 pick in Favors. Teams like ATL and WAS get dragged through the mud for making win now moves, but BRK has been objectively worse in that same time frame.

Do you remember the days when Nets fans were going hard on having Dinwiddie, Harris, and making threads about how LeVert had All-Star potential? How Bojan and Brook Lopez were the face of the franchise? How Shane Larkin was a steal?

How can you possibly say the process was good, when it's been an absolute disaster of a franchise since 2008? They've made the same mistake trading all there good players and picks for 2 aging vets one coming off of injury, how in the world is that a solid process.

[meekrab]

At least they've got a strong foundation for their Call of Duty eSports team with Simmons.

[shi-woo]

Considering that everyone says this draft is extremely weak up top I don't think losing pick 3 is the sting it would be in other years.

Honestly they said the same thing in 2017, remember how it was a 2 player draft with Simmons the consensus #1? Kris Dunn was a sure bet to go to BOS, so who cares, the rest of the draft so bad MIL drafted a projected 2nd rounder #11 SAC at #13 and BOS at #16, because who cares, this draft is weak, swing for the fences.

Turns out that guy BOS drafted #3 with that pick, who was projected 7-10 turned into an All-NBA player and the best in the draft (@ me TOR fans). Turns out the guy drafted #7 was good enough to be the #2 on a championship team.

Just because scouts think a draft is weak, and players mediocre, doesn't mean they actually are. Taking Brown at 3 was a head scratcher for most people that night. Luka went #3. Tons of incredible players go #3

There are going to be All-NBA players in this draft, and HOU will now have the 3rd crack at finding them. Or trading for that player

[Chuck Everett]

Fish rots from the head. Dumb impatient owner.

[AussieCeltic]

Considering that everyone says this draft is extremely weak up top I don't think losing pick 3 is the sting it would be in other years.

It’s weak in the sense there is no sure fire future ALL NBA guy like Wemby, Chet, Paolo, Ant etc.. But there is plenty of good talent and for a team like the Nets who have nothing to build around right now other than a 28 year old who is never going to be an all star in Mikal Bridges, then that would be hard to stomach.

[brutalitops]

You still do the trades to get that 3. Its a combination of horrid luck and hindsight which makes it funny

[zimpy27]

Considering that everyone says this draft is extremely weak up top I don't think losing pick 3 is the sting it would be in other years.

It’s weak in the sense there is no sure fire future ALL NBA guy like Wemby, Chet, Paolo, Ant etc.. But there is plenty of good talent and for a team like the Nets who have nothing to build around right now other than a 28 year old who is never going to be an all star in Mikal Bridges, then that would be hard to stomach.

Yeah exactly and in that scenario you could argue that the cheaper salary of pick 5-6 is better than pick 3.

Just saying it's not as big of a deal as other years. Nets aren't any worse than they expected to be all season.

They have some work to do to rebuild. But they have a lot of great extra picks from other teams. I could see them having a big offseason